A class of proximity-sensitive measures of relative deprivation

by Oded Stark, Jakub Bielawski, Fryderyk Falniowski

We introduce a new class of generalized measures of relative deprivation. The class takes the form of a power mean of order p . A characteristic of the class is that depending on the value of the proximity-sensitive parameter p , the class is capable of accommodating both a decreasing weight (the case of p >1), and an increasing weight (the case of p ∈(0,1) ) accorded to given changes in the incomes of the individuals who are wealthier than the reference individual, depending on their proximity in the income distribution to the reference individual.

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Year of publication:	September 2017
Authors:	Stark, Oded ; Bielawski, Jakub ; Falniowski, Fryderyk
Publisher:	Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen
Subject:	Income distribution \| Relative deprivation \| Sensitivity to income transfers between wealthier individuals \| Sensitivity to the proximity of changes in others' incomes \| Einkommensverteilung \| Armut \| Poverty \| Öffentliche Sozialleistungen \| Social security benefits \| Messung \| Measurement \| Einkommen \| Income \| Lebensstandard \| Standard of living \| Theorie \| Theory \| Soziale Schicht \| Social class